Air strikes were conducted in areas surrounding Jolo, Sulu in a mission to pulverize the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), as authorities continued to determine whether Sunday’s bombing of a Catholic cathedral was the handiwork of suicide bombers.
HERO’S WELCOME The remains of Jaypee Galicha of the Philippine Coast Guard, who was killed during the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, is given arrival honors at the Philippine Coast Guard Special Service Office in Manila on Wednesday. PHOTO BY RUSSELL PALMA